The
Local Planning Agency of the City of Monticello, Florida, met on April 8, 2008 at 7:00 P.M.,
at City Hall.The following members were
present:

Steve Rissman, Chairman

Mike Bonfanti

Nancy Wideman

Rick Anderson

Tom Dunn

John Jones, Ex-Officio Council
Member

Others
present were:

Emily Anderson, City Clerk/Treasurer

Darrin Taylor, Planning Consultant

Bruce Leinback,
City Attorney

The meeting was called to
order by Chairman Steve Rissman.On
motion of Nancy Wideman, seconded by Mike Bonfanti, minutes of the February 12,
2008 meeting were approved.

REPORTON CONSTRUCTION PLAN APPROVAL FOR CROOKED
CREEK PHASE II/UPDATE ON PECAN HILLS PHASE II APPLICATIONClerk Anderson reported that the Crooked Creek Phase II
construction plans are being reviewed and are close to approval.The application for preliminary plat for
Pecan Hills Phase II is pending, but there are issues which have not been
resolved, including the widening of S.
Waukeenah Street and improvements to the existing
lift station on S. Waukeenah
Street.

EVALUATION OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:

Consultant Darrin Taylor
reviewed the following elements with the Planning Agency Members.The following comments to elements were presented:

INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENTMr. Taylor noted that the city and county are currently
exempt from school coordination.There
are several policies concerning city coordination with the Department of
Transportation which are not accurate.

undefined, and clarification will be needed.Although the policies are in place, a
concurrency management system will need to be implemented.

CONSERVATION ELEMENTMr. Taylor suggested the deletion of the policy which
mandates the types of home water fixtures.There are also modifications which need to be made regarding building in
wetlands.

TRAFFIC ELEMENTThe city has not collected
traffic count data on local roads, so it is difficult to assign a level of
service.There are no requirements for
specific assignments of level of service; rather, all local roads can be
classified as the same.

Mr. Taylor also noted there
are several requirements for bicycle facilities and access which are difficult to implement.Also, some of the policies regarding
rights-of-way acquisition are also problematic in that these policies can be
subject to legal challenges.Several of
the policies are also not codified.

FUTURELAND USE ELEMENTMr. Taylor discussed the density standards in
the comprehensive plan, and he suggested clarifying these standards.

Mr. Taylor also noted that a
policy relating to reservation of sewer or water capacity should be
developed.The same types of policies
can also be developed for traffic capacity.There are also several policies which are ambiguous or difficult to
enforce.

Mr. Taylor noted that the
policy which regulates Planned Unit Developments is very restrictive and can
actually work against the flexibility that such a development requires.Mr. Taylor recommends an alternative
structure for such developments to allow for a negotiation process, especially
since the city has the right to impose whatever standards it wants and maintains
the right to reject any proposals for any reason.Agency Members noted they would like to
consider an updated ordinance for Planned Unit Developments.

At the next meeting, the
Agency will review the various state rule requirements for comprehensive
planning and recommendations for coming into compliance.

NEW BUSINESS

Clerk Anderson reported that the Historic Design
Review Board is meeting on April 10th.

There
being no further business before the Agency, the meeting was adjourned.